16:25 York

Friday 7 October 2022

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Copper Knight - Winning Most Horse At York Handicap

Off time: 16:27 | Winning time: 59.71s

(15)

Copper Knight^p1,t¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 96| CD

16/1

6-time C&D winner. Latest win at Chester in June. Last of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good, 28/1) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Has been out of sorts but obviously wouldn't be a great surprise if he bounce back in this.

Form: 410000

(4)

Nomadic Empire^v¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 92| C| D

4/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 6/1, better than result when third of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good) 13 days ago, first home in group. Has been knocking on the door off slightly higher marks.

Form: 004543

(17)

Vintage Clarets²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 89| D

28/1

Latest win at Windsor in September. Twenty third of 25 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good, 18/1) 20 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 050010

(12)

Zargun²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 87| D

9/1

One win from 23 Flat runs. Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. 40/1, respectable seventh of 25 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 20 days ago, running on.

Form: 777097

(1)

Count D'Orsay¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 87| BF| D

8/1

Twenty nine runs since last win in 2020. 10/3, tenth of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good) 13 days ago. More miss than hit of late and is drawn on the wing.

Form: 547030

(8)

Parisiac³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 87

16/1

Latest win at Doncaster in July. 9/1, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (6f, good) 33 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 4-25177

(16)

Kimngrace^p³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: N Callan| T: R Hughes| OR: 85

16/1

Latest win at Goodwood in June. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable 2 lengths sixth of 12 to Vintage Clarets in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 36 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 125226

(10)

Mattice^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 83| D

9/2

Latest win at Doncaster in August. Creditable third of 24 in handicap (12/1) at Ayr (6f, good) 21 days ago, first home in group. Should give another good account.

Form: 621243

(6)

Catch Cunningham^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: K A Ryan| OR: 82| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Good second of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Ripon (5f, good) 13 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 000312

(13)

Jawwaal¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Paige Hopper⁽⁷⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 82| D

40/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 9/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good) 15 days ago. Not firing on all cylinders right now.

Form: 878786

(11)

Show Me Show Me¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: R A Fahey| OR: 81| D

14/1

Latest win at Newcastle in August. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good, 11/1) 13 days ago, clear of rest. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 335142

(18)

Ey Up It's Maggie^p⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: P Hanagan| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 81| BF| D

11/1

Tenth of 14 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to soft, 5/1) 6 days ago. Hard to predict lately but she's on a reasonable mark.

Form: 465020

(7)

Kape Moss¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D Loughnane| OR: 79| D

10/1

Latest win at Goodwood in May. 12/1, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good) 15 days ago. Can't be discounted.

Form: 163204

(14)

Glory Fighter¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 79| D

22/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Haydock (5f, good, 33/1) 13 days ago. Seems to have gone off the boil.

Form: 522290

(2)

Jarvis^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 75| D

80/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap (66/1) at Ripon (5f, good) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 332900

Non-Runners

(9)

Bedford Flyer¹⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: J L Eyre J: Lewis Edmunds

(5)

Alligator Alley³⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

(3)

Good Earth⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: M Herrington J: T Eaves

Forecasts

Nomadic Empire (4/1), Mattice (9/2), Catch Cunningham (15/2), Count D'Orsay (8/1), Alligator Alley (8/1), Zargun (9/1), Kape Moss (10/1), Ey Up It's Maggie (11/1), Show Me Show Me (14/1), Good Earth (14/1), Kimngrace (16/1), Copper Knight (16/1), Parisiac (16/1), Bedford Flyer (16/1), Glory Fighter (22/1), Vintage Clarets (28/1), Jawwaal (40/1), Jarvis (80/1)

NOMADIC EMPIRE has been in top form but hasn't had much go his way of late, so a chance is taken on him to gain some reward from a reduced mark. The in-form pair of Catch Cunningham and Mattice are feared, while a big run from the veteran Copper Knight can't be ruled out in a race that's named in his honour.